diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw89/usb.c b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw89/usb.c
index 450631c77840..639b84ebe942 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw89/usb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw89/usb.c
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ static int rtw89_usb_write_port(struct rtw89_dev *rtwdev, u8 ch_dma,
 	int ret;
 
 	if (test_bit(RTW89_FLAG_UNPLUGGED, rtwdev->flags))
-		return 0;
+		return -ENODEV;
 
 	urb = usb_alloc_urb(0, GFP_ATOMIC);
 	if (!urb)
@@ -285,8 +285,9 @@ static void rtw89_usb_ops_tx_kick_off(struct rtw89_dev *rtwdev, u8 txch)
 		ret = rtw89_usb_write_port(rtwdev, txch, skb->data, skb->len,
 					   txcb);
 		if (ret) {
-			rtw89_err(rtwdev, "write port txch %d failed: %d\n",
-				  txch, ret);
+			if (ret != -ENODEV)
+				rtw89_err(rtwdev, "write port txch %d failed: %d\n",
+					  txch, ret);
 
 			skb_dequeue(&txcb->tx_ack_queue);
 			kfree(txcb);